Rebels of the Neon God (1992)

Director
Tsai Ming-liang

Main cast
Chen Chao-jung; Lee Kang-sheng; Lu Yi-ching; Tien Miao; Jen Chang-bin

Genres
Drama

Description
Defying his parents, disaffected youth Hsiao Kang drops out of the local cram school to head for the bright lights of downtown Taipei. He falls in with Ah Tze, a young hoodlum, and their relationship is a confused mixture of hero-worship and rivalry that soon leads to trouble.


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